If we change the job for higher salary and designation, then my opinion is we have to handle huge reponsibiltiy with full stress/ pressure as work load is increased. So be prepareed while changing job to handle work pressure and responsibility. Further only salary rise and designation is not to be considered, but we have look for job satisfaction, working environment, and also can we give some time to family .... Now a days due to huge work load it is becoming very difficult. so before changing job look at this aspects also.
This definitely is an extremely contemporary issue, on which advice has been given. Thank You for that. Presently persons in the age group of 45-50, are also being offered jobs, which are lucrative. This group of people being already experienced in their own areas, their job changing parameter is not essentially to add newer experiences. I suppose, the predominating parameters are Higher Salary, Better Designation and Freedom from Stagnation. It would be immensely helpful if suggestions are available for this group of people on what they should "Do" and "Don't" when they are being offered a new job.
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by Kumar on Mar 08, 2007 01:04 PM Permalink
Sorry Mr.Chatterjee. I am not in agreement of what you say. While it is true that a lot of youngsters are offered phenominal increase with job changes across the phone, it is not so as in the case of experienced top positioned executives in the 45 /50 years age bracket. Besides this phenomenon happens only in the IT & services sector and that too for professionals in the age bracket 25 to 35 years. The manufacturing sector still follows the conventional age and experience criteria, with professionals trying to stick to their own companies. Your comments please.
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by Enness on Mar 08, 2007 02:28 PM Permalink
I am in agreement with Mr Chatterjee. Mr Kumar seems to be not knowledgeable about the present job market trend. Executives of 45-50 age bracket are still being called in convetional positions. The reason seems to be for braindrain of youngsters in IT & service sectors that causes dearth of manpower. It is not surely right that professionals trying to stick to their own companies. They are also changing companies very often.
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by Kumar on Mar 08, 2007 04:15 PM Permalink
I think you have not got me right. All I am trying to say, is that generally nobody wants to offer a job for the age groups 45 /50 age group no matter of their seniority,qualifications as their is a general mental block amongst HR managers that professionals under this age group don't work as a team, are obstinate and unwilling to change, and have only about 10-15 years of employability. I am only commenting that unless the HR managers try to change their mindset, this issue of 'not so young and no so old' jumping jobs are difficult.
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by Gautam Chatterjee on Mar 09, 2007 12:09 PM Permalink
Intersting information on the HR systems from Mr.Kumar. Actually, I know a couple of guys of aroud 45 years age who have been offered jobs, both within the country and abroad. In fact one of them is leaving the country in next 2 months time. I sought to get a ray of light on the Do's and Don'ts for this set of people. I donot argue on the fact that getting offer at this age is comparatively less in numbers than the age group and also the types of industries mentioned by Mr. Kumar. But the fact remains that some of these guys are getting offers. Now, can anybody give his views on what parameters these people should consider before he takes his leap? Hope to get a reply.
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by subhro swapan dasgupta on Mar 09, 2007 02:06 PM Permalink
The parameters to leap for such People are 1. Business Responsibilty / Strategic 2. Personal Growth 3. To do something different after so many years in the same business
these three are the key parameters one shd decide upon. Remaining things like Money,Perks etc follows
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by Kumar on Mar 09, 2007 03:27 PM Permalink
Thank you Mr.Chatterjee! First I would like to mention that I am also belonging to the categories of 45/50, let me confess 50 to be precise. Much against my wish I had to take up an assignment overseas after the MNC where I was working in the capacities of General Manager decided to wind up its operations in India, as age and past remuneration was a stumbling block for other HR managers in India. It took me over 2 years to get back to India as I had to be working to keep my mother who was diagnoised having cancer to survive, and my ailing wife who is a multiple sclerosis patient. By grace of God I am back to India very recently, and could some how get to manage a job as a senior manger of a company with below par salary and designation, as I wanted to continue in India. I had to make Herculean effort to convince my employer that I have no issues working under a CEO who is very young, and had to tell him diplomatically that I can play a middle order batsman rotating the strike with experience allowing the hard httings to my CEO. As a matter of fact we have now started complimenting our efforts, I look forward to my boss for fast and bold decisons, and he looks forward to me to use my cool approach and experience in cleverly executing the same. I guess it is ultimately a little bit of luck and a lot of confidence building exercise to be done by the 45 /50 professional. But I am not sure how many like me are otherwise lucky. Thanks.
it still is a mystry- How long should you stay in a job. There can be various reasons a) how soon a person finds his job boring or routine nature. b) whether he is able to get along with his/her peer c) increased financial requirements etc. The biggest danger now with this jumping jack trend is that now companies deal with pay packets only and now they are not at all concerned whether u are in any problem at home, family or society level.
